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Questions Specifically for Jim, Part 3
graogrim:
Throughout the series, most of the various Laws of Magic have been violated. And Harry himself has closely skirted some of them. Either way, it's always made personal for him. There's been plenty of killing with magic to go around throughout the series, starting with Storm Front. We've seen a story about the transformation of others, in Fool Moon. And, of course, Harry now knows what it's like to be transformed into a dog--oh, excuse me, Lea: a hound. Molly has a pretty intimate familiarity with transgressing into the mind of another in Proven Guilty and even more recently besides. Let's not forget Small Favor or Turn Coat, either. We don't see much in the way of enthralling during the course of the books except by historical reference in Summer Knight, but for Harry, that's History with a capital H. We've got plenty of examples of reaching beyond the borders of life in Dead Beat. They beat down his door, shot arrows at him, and left really big footprints while giving him a ride. Possibly we're going to see even more of that reaching Real Soon Now. There have been mostly only little tidbits here and there regarding the seeking of that which lies beyond the Outer Gates, but it seems like it's only a matter of time before Harry will once more have to contend with He Who Walks Behind, and perhaps worse.
That leaves one final law that strikes me as particularly interesting--and particularly challenging to make a good story for that doesn't come across clichéd--which brings me to my question:
Will we ever actually see a story where Harry must do battle with those swimming against the currents of time?
(Or perhaps we already have, and just don't know it yet)
Razzabeth:
Can we please have more humor/comic relief?? Or can you let us know if more humor will be present in the coming books? A simple, non-spoilery yes/no would suffice.
The first couple books were pretty lighthearted and there was lots of jokes to balance out the bad stuff. I notice the level of humor has fallen noticeably to be replaced by action/drama. I realize that serious stuff has to happen in order for characters to evolve and become more realistic, but I really miss the more humorous style that was present in the beginning. :'(
Just so you know, I went through the arduous process of setting up an account here just so I could post this one thing!
Jamamma:
This might be coming out of left field here, but...
By chance, Jim, did you ever read R. Karl Largent's Ancients?
And were the monsters in any way inspiration for your Uber Ghouls?
devnull:
In Laurel K Hamilton's series there is a part of the back story in which the supernatural is brought irrevocably to the human race's attention (Faeries applying for asylum/vampires applying for human rights). Is this type of scenario something you have thought of incorporating into your series?
Also - Are there any governments aware of the supernatural in the dresden-verse?
magic penguin:
--- Quote ---Was what appears on page 286 of the hardback my 10,000 post nod? Wink
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I missed that on my first read.
was going really fast to see what would happen next.
2nd read I pickup more details this time
3rd read is better
congrats to you. ;D ;D ;D :D :D ::) :-*
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